Hercules Retirement

[chazzer]

Anyone have any information reguarding the retirement of the older C130 K`s .
Just wondered if they were going to do a farewell tour as did the VC10`s or maybee HOPEFULLY revisit Lyneham for one last time so the locals can come and pay their respects for a aircraft that served Lyneham for many years.
Chazzer

[Blackcat1]

I was told they are being retired at the end of this month :-(, thats the only info i have.

Cheers

[danoz]

Will do a brief goodbye but nothing Much. Watch this space.

[Pen Pusher]

A 47 Sqn C-130k is at the Night Shoot at Northolt tomorrow for its last public event, with props turning apparently.

Brian

[bts70]

2 C C130K`s local flying 24th followed by 2 low level cross country on the 25th.

[bts70]

1 X Mk1 & 1 X Mk3 depart Tuesday for St Athans.

[serviauk]

Great heads up .. Any reg's yet ?

[serviauk]

Hey BTS70 .. Great sit seeing the C130s into StAthan today especially 303 who did a very steep approach !
Any news on the other disposals coming our way ?

[rh226]

Great heads up .. Any reg's yet ?

See viewtopic.php?f=30&t=88454.

[bts70]

The last 2 girls are due for departure Tuesday.

[chazzer]

I guess local flying for thursday means flying towards and over lyneham.
We have had 1 or2 aircraft constantly over lyneham all day since around 10.30am.
Tail door down and at various heights 7 or 8 times during the day great to see them and listen to that lovely engine sound.
Will be sad to see them go the newer j model is not the same as the old k models.
Chazzer

[bts70]

Flights today were available for a last flight experience over the local area, usual thing, ramp down photo oportunity. Last flights may be a bit more tactical shall we say.

[Blackcat1]

Will the last 2 next Tuesday be heading to St Athan also?

Thanks

[Al dunn]

I heard today the two that arrived at Saints have been sold to Columbia.

The last 2 are due into Marshalls at Cambridge and have also been sold

[Zymurgy661]

Does anyone have any ideas on potential routes for Friday? i'm in the lakes at the moment and would love to catch them (in between the forcast rain!)

[Firefighter]

Beautiful low fly by the Tower at Colerne today at 11:30. Suppose I will have to get use to the 'J's' now.

[RS2]

Beautiful low fly by the Tower at Colerne today at 11:30. Suppose I will have to get use to the 'J's' now.

Nice !, there was a C130 due through Halfpenny Green last Friday, was hoping it would be a C130K but nothing materialised probably due to the bad wx on Friday morning, guess that was our last chance of seeing a C130k here gone.

[bts70]

So there I am walking the boy across the Oxfordshire fields when he cocks his head (the spaniel that is) and looks back over my shoulder. The gentle noise builds before the 2 frames come into view over the trees. Nose to tail, foot down 500 feet maybe absolutely superb, closely followed in their wake by a J slightly lower.Into the falling sunshine before a break to land.

Gentleman I hope you had a good day & gave a lot of people a last chance to see the K in its RAF service. Crying shame to see them go, plenty of dust around next Tuesday I am sure!

If anyone caught them on their rounds today please post them up, even if I had my camera today I would just have looked skywards and appreciated them doing their thing for one last time.

[Firefighter]

My two efforts at photographing Reynard Formation fly by at Colerne are on the FC Facebook, too busy taking in the sight and sound. Sad to see them go.

[honest man]

They flew past Prestwick which was nice